Becoming a fox fairy from Liaozhai

Chapter 57 The fox will return to the mountain
Seeing Bai Wuchang clapping his hands and smiling, Ning Caichen was surprised, and asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Bai Wuchang said: "It's nothing, I'm just happy that you are not a sour literati."

Ning Caichen's face was a little hot, and he said, "I made you laugh."

Bai Wuchang said: "I'm not talking about you. Scholars in this world are half for power and half for money. There are very few true gentlemen who seek truth and be pragmatic."

Ning Caichen was silent, not knowing how to respond.

Bai Wuchang didn't take it seriously either. He glanced at Ning Caichen and said, "Scholar, I think you have some literary spirit, but if you want to be admitted to fame, I'm afraid you will have to work hard for a few years."

"Ah?" Ning Caichen was surprised at first, then disappointed, and said, "Study the scriptures hard, but do you still need to practice?"

He became worried. If he could go to high school, he would at least be able to solve the problem of livelihood. If he couldn't go to high school, he would have a heavy burden if he continued to study.

Bai Wuchang laughed: "I see that you are worried about making a living, but there is an errand that I can recommend for you, but I don't know if you have enough courage."

Having no money is worse than hitting a ghost, why hesitate?
Ning Caichen cupped his hands and said, "Please advise."

Bai Wuchang said: "Mengbi of the Fox Immortal Palace in Wuning County wants to build a fox school to teach foxes, but he has not yet found a teacher. If you have the courage, you can recommend yourself. I have an old relationship with the fox fairy, so you can say that I introduced you." Come, it will surely come true.”

Ning Caichen only felt a gust of dark wind, and the image of fox monsters surrounding him appeared in his mind, and he suddenly felt a little guilty.

Bai Wuchang laughed, and said: "Think about it slowly, if you plan to go, you can go to Fox Slope to meet him in the suburbs of the city in three months."

Before the words fell, Bai Wuchang had disappeared without a trace.

Ning Caichen picked up the candlestick that fell from the ground, walked slowly into the study room, and sighed heavily.

The experience of this night was really wonderful like never before in this life.

The door was closed, and a young man in red clothes appeared in the empty yard, with a yellow-bellied tit perched on his shoulder.

The yellow-bellied tit said: "Poor Scholar Ning, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight."

Gong Mengbi smiled and said: "If he is afraid, then he has nothing to do with me."

The yellow-bellied tit said: "You're pretty good at it."

"Test Ning Scholar three times. First test his character to see if he is lustful. Then test his courage to see how courageous he is. Finally test his ambition to see how he is talented. How is it? I think you seem very satisfy."

Gong Mengbi said: "I tried him not only to examine him, but also to protect him. Now I am satisfied, it depends on how he decides."

The yellow-bellied chickadee said with a smile: "You want to set up a fox school and throw such a handsome scholar into the fox's den. If you don't have the strength and ambition, you're afraid you'll drown to death in the gentle village."

"That's right, so I have to try." Gong Mengbi looked at the sky, and said: "It's still early in the morning, before I came, I asked for a few names from Shen Shan, so I happened to try it together tonight."

The yellow-bellied chickadee let out a gleeful laugh.

I don't know how many scholars will have a sleepless night tonight.

dawn.

The housekeeper of the Liu family came to collect the Buddhist scriptures, seeing Ning Caichen who was in black and blue, he couldn't help asking: "Did you sleep well last night?"

Ning Caichen gave a wry smile, and said, "Maybe he's a bit of a slacker."

He said goodbye: "The Buddhist scriptures have been transcribed, so I will take my leave first."

"Don't worry." The housekeeper of the Liu residence asked him to wait a while, and then sent the Buddhist scriptures to the old lady.

The old lady appreciates Ning Caichen's handwriting, and wants to give Ning Caichen a string of bodhi bracelets she asked for in the temple.

Seeing that his mother was happy, Mr. Liu asked the housekeeper to give more money, and don't just give away bracelets.

The housekeeper settled the money for copying the books, but Ning Caichen refused to accept the overpayment.

It's not that he doesn't want it, but that he has ghosts in his heart, and he really has no face.

This ghost is still Liu's concubine.

He wanted to remind Mr. Liu that this little concubine was misbehaving, but he was afraid that speaking out would kill the woman.

The steward sent him out, seeing that he was absent-minded all the time, and said: "It's my fault, forcing Mr. Ning to rest, it made his spirits worse."

Ning Caichen felt extremely guilty, and finally couldn't help asking: "The housekeeper entertained you so kindly, there is no reason to blame you."

"By the way, I seem to have heard someone from your mansion say that besides the old lady who is dedicated to Buddha, Mr. Liu's concubine also likes to chant Buddha. If you still need to copy scriptures, you can come to me again."

The housekeeper looked at him in surprise, and said: "You heard it wrong, my master and wife are singing in harmony, and they have never taken concubines in their lives."

Ning Caichen stood on the spot in a daze, the sun was so warm tomorrow, but he felt cold on the soles of his feet.

He forced a smile and said, "Maybe I really got it wrong."

The butler smiled and said, "Don't worry, my old lady often goes to worship the Buddha to borrow scriptures, and I will find you when the time comes to copy the scriptures."

After Ning Caichen thanked him, he hurried home.

Ning Caichen wasn't the only one who was scared last night. After Gong Mengbi visited several scholars, he also found a scholar who caught his eye.

Since he is straightforward, he doesn't do well, but he is full of courage, ambition, and can keep his heart, so he can also be invited as a teacher.

Having found two gentlemen, Gong Mengbi, relying on his sensitivity to fate, felt that they should both come.

So he stopped wandering in Wuning County and took Jiaying back to Longpan Mountain.

Jiaying wanted to go back to Meiren Ridge first, but neither Qiongfang nor Zhiruo would come out in the clear sky.

And now that she has turned into a yellow-bellied titmouse, they can't understand even if she wants to talk to them, so they have to live with Gong Mengbi in Wuhuan Peak first.

At night, Gong Mengbi went to Meirenling and told Qiongfang and Zhiruo about Jiaying.

Qiongfang looked at Jiaying who was inside the yellow-bellied titmouse, and stretched out her hand to tease her.

The yellow-bellied chickadee yelled loudly, but Gong Mengbi didn't convey it because the words were not good.

Qiong Fang understood even if she didn't listen, and said: "Now that your ghost has returned to the yang, I'm afraid there is still a possibility of surviving, and you will leave us soon."

The yellow-bellied tit was so disappointed that it lowered its head.

Qiongfang raised her face, rubbed her index finger gently, and said, "I'm very happy."

Qiongfang glanced at Zhiruo, then at Jiaying, and said, "You are not old ghosts like me, and you don't understand what it feels like to be floating like this. I never teach you ghost cultivation methods, because it is not a good way. road."

"I've been thinking for a long time, when will you be able to resolve your grievances and reincarnate as human beings." Qiongfang said, throwing the yellow-bellied tit up, and seeing her flying in the air, she smiled.

"I'm very happy that you don't have to be stuck on this mountain like me."

Qiongfang looked at Zhiruo and said, "If you have a chance, you should go too."

Zhiruo's complexion changed, and she said, "What about her? Why did it come to me. I won't leave. She is a living person who asked her to leave. I'm already dead, so I won't leave."

The yellow-bellied tit croaked wildly, then looked at Gong Mengbi.

Gong Mengbi conveyed to her: "She won't leave either."

Qiong Fang shook her head and disappeared into the lush green peach forest.

Immediately afterwards, Zhiruo disappeared.

"Don't go!" Jiaying was in a hurry, and could only express her resistance by whining.

　Good night, I will go to sleep after writing some material.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)